Game Details
Final Fantasy VIII
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Released on: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Developer: Square Product Development Division 1
Publishers: Square Electronic Arts , Square Enix , Squaresoft
Themes: Fantasy, Science fiction, Open world
Game Modes: Single player
Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| PlayStation | October 29, 1999 |
| PlayStation 3 | December 17, 2009 |
| PlayStation Portable | December 24, 2009 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | December 05, 2013 |
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About:
Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. The gameplay makes a departure from many series standards. While it still uses the Active Time Battle system, it deviates from the series' traditional means of boosting a character's power via leveling, although levels are not completely abandoned as they were in Final Fantasy II. In addition, it does not have a Magic Point-based system for spell-casting. Instead, magic is collected, drawn, and created from items, and is used to power up the characters via the junction system.
Story:
Final Fantasy VIII is set on a fantasy world with science fiction elements, and focuses on Squall Leonhart, a young SeeD mercenary hired out to various missions by Balamb Garden. Squall and his friends are enlisted to help a group known as the Forest Owls led by Rinoa Heartilly, an endeavor that escalates into a conflict against the forces led by Sorceress Edea.